CareCloud (CCLD) Competitors

CareCloud (NASDAQ:CCLD) and AudioEye (NASDAQ:AEYE) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CCLD or AEYE?

AudioEye received 85 more outperform votes than CareCloud when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.43% of users gave AudioEye an outperform vote while only 61.54% of users gave CareCloud an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CareCloud	Outperform Votes 8 61.54%	Underperform Votes 5 38.46%
AudioEye	Outperform Votes 93 66.43%	Underperform Votes 47 33.57%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CCLD or AEYE?

AudioEye has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CareCloud. AudioEye is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CareCloud, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CareCloud	$117.06M	0.47	-$48.67M	-$3.20	-1.06
AudioEye	$33.35M	6.37	-$5.87M	-$0.27	-64.63

Do analysts prefer CCLD or AEYE?

CareCloud currently has a consensus price target of $3.67, suggesting a potential upside of 7.84%. AudioEye has a consensus price target of $30.13, suggesting a potential upside of 72.64%. Given AudioEye's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AudioEye is more favorable than CareCloud.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CareCloud	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
AudioEye	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Does the media refer more to CCLD or AEYE?

In the previous week, CareCloud had 1 more articles in the media than AudioEye. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for CareCloud and 2 mentions for AudioEye. AudioEye's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat CareCloud's score of 0.25 indicating that AudioEye is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CareCloud	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
AudioEye	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CCLD or AEYE?

10.2% of CareCloud shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.1% of AudioEye shares are held by institutional investors. 38.4% of CareCloud shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 40.7% of AudioEye shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, CCLD or AEYE?

CareCloud has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AudioEye has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Is CCLD or AEYE more profitable?

AudioEye has a net margin of -9.89% compared to CareCloud's net margin of -35.25%. AudioEye's return on equity of 34.49% beat CareCloud's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CareCloud	-35.25%	-87.98%	-50.79%
AudioEye	-9.89%	34.49%	8.18%

Summary

AudioEye beats CareCloud on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.